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Tasty, Healthy Recipes

Banana Brownies, Gluten & Dairy Free

Published: 26 June 2012
Written by Leah
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Categories: Blog, Tasty, Healthy Recipes

I save my overripe bananas by peeling them and placing them in the freezer. Then when I have enough, I’ll let them defrost and make these chewy brownies.. yum!

1 1/2 c almond meal
1/2 c tapioca or arrowroot starch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
pinch of nutmeg
2 large eggs
1/3 c unrefined coconut oil or avocado oil
1 c sucanat (unrefined sugar)
4 very ripe bananas
2 tsp vanilla extract
optional chocolate chips or cocoa powder

Directions
Beat eggs, add bananas & mash. Add & mix in oil, sugar, & vanilla. Combine dry ingredients, then add to the wet mixture & mix well. Add batter to parchment paper or greased (coconut oil or butter) foil in a 10 x 12 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for roughly 33 mins, or until the fork comes out clean. A sweet, tasty treat.

Enjoy!

(photo by choyaw99)

What Oil or Fat Should I Cook With?

Published: 24 May 2012
Written by Leah
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Categories: Blog, Tasty, Healthy Recipes

First off, refined oil (which is most oil in the supermarket) is not healthy. It’s been processed at such high temperatures, (sometimes using chemicals), that it causes the formation of trans fats. Yes, that’s what happens. Extra virgin olive oil is unrefined, but most other oil (vegetable, canola…), unless it says “unrefined,” has been refined for use at high temperatures. I want to point out that “organic” does not mean unrefined.

Cooking Oils:

– Unrefined Coconut Oil

– Grass Fed Butter

– Animal Fat (like leftover bacon grease)

The best oil to cook with is unrefined coconut oil– it can be used for medium to medium/high heat. Don’t worry, your meal wont taste like coconut. Organic, grass-fed butter is also great, if you are ok with dairy, and animal fat is also great to cook with cause it can withstand very high heat.

Do not use crisco (hydrogenated oil), margarine (including “organic” spreads), or olive oil to cook with. Unrefined sesame oil and peanut oil (if you are ok with legumes) are good oils to cook with when used at medium to low temperatures.

Don’t cook with extra virgin olive oil, unless cooking at a really low temp. Add to your dish after cooking for flavor.

And on a side note, fats are important in our diet (especially for our brain!), but eating the healthy fats- I know that sounds like an oxymoron- is key. Other good, healthy fats include avocados, nuts (raw almonds, brazil nuts, etc), seeds (like flax, chia, hemp, and pumpkin), fish, and hormone/antibiotic-free meats.

So go eat some good fat!

(photo by Martin Cathrae)

Grain Free Pancakes… What?!

Published: 24 April 2012
Written by Leah
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Categories: Blog, Tasty, Healthy Recipes

 I love these banana, almond butter, egg pancakes. Tasty and healthy!

Serving Size: 1 hungry person

Ingredients
2 egg
1 overipe banana
1/2 cups almond butter (or other nut/seed butter)
coconut oil (you could also use butter)
Optional ingredients:
1/2 cup shredded zucchini (can’t taste it!)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Mash all ingredients (except coconut oil) or blend in a blender. Heat coconut oil (or grass fed butter) in the skillet on medium, and start pouring the batter…
Make your pancakes small (they more easily fall apart than regular pancakes).
Give it about 2 mins each side. Watch carefully to avoid burning!

The bananas make them so sweet, I usually don’t even use maple syrup. But feel free to top with whatever pleases your belly or your taste buds!

Enjoy!

(Photo by jrandallc)